Associate Director, Restricted Research, Office of Research Support and Compliance

Job Posting Title:

Associate Director, Restricted Research, Office of Research Support and Compliance

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Hiring Department:

Office of Research Support and Compliance

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

AUSTIN, TX

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Job Details:

General Notes

The Office of Research Support and Compliance (ORSC) at The University of Texas at Austin functions to ensure that all research conducted at the University is in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and University policies. The ORSC educates and supports the University research community with regulatory guidance concerning human subjects research (Institutional Review Board), animal research (Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee), use of biohazardous agents and use of recombinant or synthetic nucleic acids (Institutional Biosafety Committee), financial conflict of interest in research (FCOI), research security and export controls, and research integrity education. The Office of Research Support and Compliance is within the Office of the Vice President for Research, Scholarship, and Creative Endeavors.

UT Austin offers a competitive benefits package that includes:  

• 100% employer-paid basic medical coverage  

• Retirement contributions

• Paid vacation and sick time

• Paid holidays

Please visit our Human Resources (HR) website to learn more about the total benefits offered.

This position provides competitive salary and benefits (and an amazing opportunity to make an impact). You’ll be working for a university that is internationally recognized for research, and the work you do will make a difference in the lives of our faculty and students, while protecting U.S. technological advancements and national security.  You will get to work with a very intelligent and dedicated team to address research security challenges in an office that highly values work-life balance, the freedom to explore out of the box ideas, and serving others. Most importantly, you will help our researchers to securely advance their pursuits. What starts here changes the world!

Purpose

The Associate Director, Restricted Research will ensure regulatory compliance for university units engaging in projects with contractual obligations for information assurance / NIST 800-171 infrastructure.  The position is part of the Office of Research Support and Compliance Research Security team and will work closely with a variety of units across campus including Export Control, Information Security Office (UTISO), ITS Campus Solutions, Defense Research Advancement (DRA), and academic departments to implement processes for ensuring restricted research is conducted in compliance with relevant regulations.  

Responsibilities

• Implement a program to provide campus-wide infrastructure, resources, and support for research involving controlled unclassified information (CUI).

  • Collaborate with UT information technology personnel, researchers, and UT’s Defense Research Advancement office to establish secure research computing and laboratory environments that comply with federal requirements for protecting CUI. 

  • Develop information resources and deliver training to assist researchers with understanding the requirements for working with CUI and implementing those requirements, as needed, for their sponsored research.

  •  Consult with Principal Investigators (PI) in pre-award or post-award review of information technology security and privacy controls compliance requirements.​

• Develop and manage security standards, guidelines, policies, procedures, processes and controls based on best practices, compliance frameworks (for example Supplier Performance Risk System NIST assessments), and audit findings.

• Perform ongoing monitoring of research projects and environments to ensure continued compliance with security requirements.

  • Assess, evaluate, and make recommendations regarding the adequacy of the cybersecurity controls for the university’s environment and business objectives.

  • Develop plans and tracking for non-compliance with applicable controls, POA&Ms, and monitor remediation progress against agreed upon timel